WEEK SIX: MINGLE

[saturations]

MINGLE

A bittersweet victory, isn't it? You solved everything this past weekend. No mysteries were left unsolved, and now things seem to have settled down. Of course, there's surely plenty on your mind by now. As always though, time marches on. You must keep moving ever onward.

At the far end of the park in the central node, you'll hear the faint sound of rumbling as something new appears. The Prism is opening itself to you all, showing you what it's capable of, and providing you with space to explore.

For those of you feeling particularly daring, you are free to explore a bit further on your own. But even before you leave the apartments, perhaps you'd like to pay a visit to the gumball machine in the lobby.

Strange. Some of you may have gained or lost a color since this time last week, but it's not like many of you will ever tell. In fact, many of you are very, very bad at sharing. Many of you continually suppress your own emotions whether for the sake of others, or in order to go unnoticed. It's hard to say what your motivations are sometimes. This week, however, the suppression... isn't exactly for the best. You may feel a strange twinge in your chest, a slightly uncomfortable tickle in your throat, and then before you can stop it, you find yourself coughing up a handful of flowers. All different shades, all representing your hidden feelings, this disease takes its hold and infects everyone in the Prism. Too bad the timing isn't always the most convenient either.

Finally, as always, you may contact the residents at any time. They may even have something new for you to do.

Welcome to your week six mingle for chroma!

Things of note:
► This week's effect is hanahaki! Yup. For all suppressed emotions characters may be feeling, after some time they'll find themselves coughing up flowers in different colors representing those feelings.
► The flowers can be any type you want for the aesthetic. It can be one or two flowers, or it can be a lot of them. Whichever way you wish to play it is fine.
► Moida submissions continue to be open!
► More to come... keep your eyes and ears open.

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[baalislife]

[ Who doesn’t love a good friendship speech.

Steel might. Maybe?

She’s a little busy still, however. There’s a moment where everything seems to calm, and the fight drains out, vines around her arm holding her still and the thunder quiets, eerily silent in the arena …

Before it all roars back to full power, electricity crackling in the air. ]

What could you possibly understand of it? Mortal minds cannot hope to grasp it. My will is not so easily shaken.

[ Damien will find his gumball in his pocket, restored. ]

[fleshedout]

Damien continues to shove gumball of CALM DOWN on Steel's mind.

Hot Pants will state that there are people here and now who will continue to suffer under rigid rule. There's no point in creating eternity if it simply leads to eternal suffering. What good does that do anyone?

Clarte will point out that she must've been as assured of herself in Inazuma as she is here, but if everyone's peace and happiness is up to her alone, then her Inazuma/notions of eternity would've fallen apart as soon as she disappeared from there. It's better if everyone is strong enough to protect themselves, as everyone else has just demonstrated, rather than have it all fall on one person.

Jiuqing will add that they might be mortals (well, jury's out on Clarte) but their will won't be so easily shaken either. Just because they've had different experiences doesn't mean they can't understand. they've been here with her since their arrival, and she and Clarte saw Inazuma - and frankly, she can understand her pursuit of eternity!! Because Inazuma is a truly wonderful place from what she can remember of it. But the people there, they were doing everything they could to stand strong, just like she is now, and just like they're hoping to do alongside her.

[baalislife]

[ She still doesn't seem to be quite ready to fully listen - but feeling calmer allows her to at least hear the words. What does Hot Pants know of eternal suffering? What does Clarte know of leaving home? And Jiuqing, what could she know of a will unable to be changed?

Do not let this shorter answer make you think your efforts are in vain. The lightning seems to quiet even more, her strikes are less ferocious, the intent behind them less punishing. The fight is burning out in her. ]

[georeject]

Jiuqing, Clarte, and Hot Pants are just going to go in for a group hug with Steel. Damien refuses and vibes to the side, still imprinting CALM DOWN on her.

[baalislife]

[ After the barrage of attacks both physical and ... mental, the anger is faded, replaced with something else - acceptance, maybe - her sword pushed out of her hands to the other side of the arena, the lack of will to truly fight these people anymore.

They can hug her if they wish, she isn't resisting at this point, but she isn't reciprocating, just quietly standing there. But at least she's not trying to kill anyone anymore? It doesn't seem as if she ever had truly deadly intent. She did use her ult on Bread.

It seems like you might be done here. ]